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JAPAN UNIQUE GIFTS is an online shop operated by YAQMO as a portal site to the world of Japanese culture. Our aspiration is to introduce unique items handcrafted in limited quantities in Japan and make them available for purchase worldwide. We are starting off with a small selection of gifts, but with plans to steadily seek out more and more superlative artisans and offer an ever wider and more varied array of unique items. Please let us know if there is something special you would be interested in, and we will do our best to add it to our list! Click here to send your feedbacks.

Spinning Tops / Flying Saucer[m0005_koma-05]

This top is somewhat complex -- and a lot of fun. It basically consists of 3 parts: a base, a "saucer" (well, actually a bowl) holding a little gnome, and a cover. Amazingly, when everything is set in place and you follow the instructions,, at the very end the saucer and its cute little inhabitant will suddenly take flight! You'll love entertaining your friends -- and yourself! -- with it. HAND MADE IN JAPAN

The ingeniously talented craftsman who creates this traditional spinning top -- without any help from a blueprint -- is Masaaki Hiroi. Find out more about Masaaki Hiroi here.

Edo Spinning Tops are "crafted-on-demand" item. Before ordering, please read the Shopping Guide and Terms & Conditions carefully. Placing an order means you agree to all terms as specified.

General Information

Material:

Wood

Size:

Diameter 95mm × Height 120mm

Weight:

180g

Production time:

●Maximum 3 months

Proper handling:

● The dyes are not colorfast, so colors may fade if brought into contact with water. ● The internal mechanisms are very delicate. The top should be handled carefully at all times.

How to use:

1. Place the gnome-containing saucer into the round base. 2. Wind the string around the indentation in the cover grip-knob 15 or 16 times, being sure not to let the string get loose. Set the cover over the base. 3. Place the pointed tip of the base on a flat surface (floor, tabletop, etc.). Avoid spinning on delicate surface or tabletop, it may be prone to scratches. 4. Hold the grip-knob, and pull the string in the horizontal direction. When you come to the end of the string, lift the cover. 5. The saucer and its inhabitant will come flying out, spinning all the while. The base will spin as well. 6. Place the cover piece upside-down on the floor, and it will spin too!